Pants support system

ABSTRACT

A pants support structure for cinching a pair of pants between the structure and a belt. The pants support structure has a support body with a first and second edge with at least one fastening member on the first edge. The fastening member is a hook that receives a belt and lies over the pants so that the pair of pants is cinched between the support body and the belt. The support body has an opening for receiving the button of the pants to provide further force to cinch the pants between the fastening member and the support body.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No.61/249,653 filed Oct. 8, 2009.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates to a support system. More specifically, thisinvention relates to a support system for holding up a pair of pants.

For many years individuals have used methods in order to try to hold uppants so they do not fall from around their waist. These methods includeusing a belt that tightens pants around a person's waist, wearingsuspenders that hold up a person's pants or the like. While thesemethods help with an individual to hold their pants around their waist,problems still remain. Specifically, belts are not always sufficient tohold pants and an individual's pants can still have a tendency to falldown causing the individual to constantly have to pull up on theirpants. Alternatively, belts can be worn too tight to ensure pants stayon thus creating discomfort for the wearer. Similarly, many people findsuspenders annoying to wear and do not believe they are aestheticallypleasing to other individuals.

Therefore, a principal object of the present invention is to provide asupport device for holding up a pair of pants.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

A pants support structure that has a support body with a first andsecond edge. There is at least one fastening member that is secured tothe first edge of the support body and has a hook for receiving a beltand an opening in the support body for receiving a button of a pair ofpants such that the pants are cinched between the support body and thehooks.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a side perspective view of a pants support structure;

FIG. 2 is a back plan view of a pants supports structure;

FIG. 3 is a front plan view of an alternative embodiment of a pantssupport structure; and

FIG. 4 is a back plan view of an alternative embodiment of a pantssupport structure.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

The pants support structure 10 is shown in the figures. The pantssupport structure 10 has a support body 12 with a first and second edge14 and 16 wherein in one embodiment each edge 14 and 16 is curved sothat the support structure is of size and shape to fit around anindividual's stomach. The support body 12 itself is typically made of ahardened plastic material and is resilient to help provide support forpants. At the first edge 14 a plurality of fastening members 18 areprovided that can fit on or receive an individual's belt. In oneembodiment these fastening members 18 are a hook 20 that is fastened tothe support body using a fabric or string 22. The position of thefastening member 18 is adjustable to provide better support and comfort.In another embodiment there are a plurality of fastening members 18adjacent the hip bone of the wearer to provide additional support.

The support body 12 additionally has an opening 24 therein toaccommodate the button of an individual's pair of pants. In oneembodiment attached to the support body is a cover member 26 that coversthe opening of the button. Adjacent the opening 24 and centrally locatedon the support body 12 is a rib element 28. The rib element 28 can be asingle flexible tubing piece, a protruding piece of plastic or the like.Specifically the rib 28 protrudes outwardly from the support body 12.The support body 12 also has a plurality of openings 30 that receive afabric strip 32, such as a shoe lace from the backside of the supportbody 12 out to the front side that pushes against the abdomen foradditional strength and support.

In an alternative embodiment as shown in FIG. 4 the support structure ismade of two-piece construction wherein connecting members are fastenedto either side of the two pieces of the structure in order to fastenthem together to provide a conform shape that matches with anindividual's stomach. The rib is formed as a result of the two piecesintersecting causing a protruding section across the connection seam 34.In one embodiment these connecting members 36 are made from metal.

In another alternative embodiment a denim cover is provided around thesupport body 12 so that the support structure 10 can blend with a pairof denim jeans without being noticed by others. While the cover is shownas denim the cover can be other materials such as khaki, corduroy or thelike to blend in with a pair of pants.

In operation, the support structure 10 is placed on one's stomach withthe fastening elements 18 positioned to be adjacent an individual'sbelt. An individual can place the button of their pants through theopening 24 of the support body to attach the support structure to theirpants. An individual's pants are positioned in between the support bodyand the fastening members 18 and a belt is then run through thefastening members 18. As the belt is tightened the pants are cinchedbetween the fastening members 18 and support body and the fasteningmembers prevent the support structure from tilting and/or pivoting awayfrom the body from the point of tension created by the tightened belt.The rib element 28 pushes outward against a seam on the pants to provideadditional support. Thus, provided is a support structure that addsadditional support for holding up an individual's pants in place.

It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that other variousmodifications could be made to the device without departing from thespirit and scope of this invention. All such modifications and changesfall within the scope of the claims and are intended to be coveredthereby.

1. A pants support structure comprising: a support body having a firstand second edge; at least one fastening member secured to the first edgeof the support body and having a hook for receiving a belt; and anopening in the support body for receiving a button on the pants suchthat the pants are cinched between the support body and the hook.
 2. Thepants support structure of claim 1 further comprising a rib elementsecured to the support body to support the support body.
 3. The pantssupport structure of claim 1 further comprising a cover member attachedto the support body for covering the opening.